will.i.am Says The Voice Chairs are Better in Australia!
Coach for The Voice UK, will.i.am recently complained about the design of their version of the chairs saying they are much less comfortable than those used on the Australian version. And, as the creative realisers behind The Voice Australia chairs, we’ll take that compliment! will.i.am told The Sun that the the roundness of the swivel … Continue reading
The Cloud at CeBit 2013
Client: Salesforce Agency: George P Johnson Brief: Bespoke Exhibition Display Last month Sydney hosted CeBit, the largest annual business exhibition in Australia attracting the biggest gathering of business technology professionals in the country. BKI along with Harry the Hirer (rigging) and Staging Rentals (exhibition construction) as the main construction contractor realised George P Johnson’s exhibition … Continue reading
2013 Big Kahuna Imagineering Scholarship Recipient — Hugh O’Connor
We’re thrilled to introduce the 2013 NIDA recipient of the Big Kahuna Imagineering Scholarship — Hugh O’Connor — who was chosen for displaying considerable novelty in his material science. Currently in his third and final year of Design at a National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), Hugh is deep into the production of Louis Norwra’s … Continue reading
Barrel to Bondi: Behind the Scenes with BKI
We’ve seen a lot of the agency/client side of the Jim Beam story, but here’s a little look from the creative realisers’ point of view… check out those waves!
The Making of Jim Beam’s Giant Esky
The Giant Jim Beam Esky that emerged from Bondi Icebergs last month has been making some major waves in the media, but the story that has yet to be told is how the magic happened. As the creative realisers of this off-beat dream creative, Big Kahuna Imagineering had the monumental task of converting Bondi Icebergs’ … Continue reading
Giant Jim Beam Esky at Bondi
It was a mammoth week for Big Kahuna Imagineering converting Bondi Icebergs’ 50-metre Olympic pool into one giant Jim Beam esky for the final part of the bourbon brand’s international TVC — and it’s not over yet! Loading in more than 30 tonnes of materials including over 2,500 custom-fabricated and gang-moulded ice cubes as well … Continue reading
HondaTrope Update: Footage of the Making of the HondaTrope
We loved working with Honda, DT and PLAY Communication to custom engineer that bespoke spinning cup! Here are a few more workshop pics of the HondaTrope (affectionately known as the “spinning cup” at Big Kahuna Imagineering) coming to life in the BKI Workshop…
‘Mount Franklin’ Waterfall Dome
Client: Coca-Cola Amatil/ Tennis Australia Agency: Momentum Brief: Design, fabrication and installation of the Mount Franklin Water Dome at the Australian Open When Mount Franklin joined the Australian Open as the official premium spring water supplier, their product was available to the world’s best players, on- and off-court officials and patrons exclusively at Melbourne Park … Continue reading
People-Powered Cup Spinner
Client: Honda Agency: PLAY Communication Brief: A people-powered cup spinner Honda fell in love with an experiential idea for the Sydney Festival conceived by their digital agency, DT — who described the concept as: “Immersive volumetric persistence of vision people powered cup spinner,” now known as the HondaTrope (and affectionately known at Big Kahuna as … Continue reading
Snaps of Big Kahuna’s Summer Holidays
Big Kahuna Imagineering workshop kept humming over the Christmas break with BIG projects for Tennis Australia, Honda, Holden and more so we thought we’d put together a quick Summer photo album to show you how we spent our “holidays”… enjoy!
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